Blizzard breaks the “no official esports events for WoW raids” rule for Cataclysm Classic

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Blizzard officials have surprisingly announced new esports events for World of Warcraft. More specifically, for WoW Cataclysm Classic. There will even be an official competition between raid guilds. Who would have thought that after all these years?

Why is this announcement noteworthy? Blizzard officials have often organized esports events for World of Warcraft in the past, and the Mythic Dungeon International (MDI for short) and the Arena World Championship (AWC) have been taking place annually for some time now.

When it came to competitive events for raid enthusiasts, however, the community has always been left to its own devices. Blizzard often only provided accompanying tweets or a mention on official channels for the world first races.

What did Blizzard announce for Cataclysm Classic? The new edition of the Cataclysm expansion will feature a speedrun guild competition called the “Dragon Slayer Challenge.” A PvP arena tournament is also planned.

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Challenge of the Dragon Slayers

What do I need to know about this event? The event starts on Saturday, June 8, 2024. The participants of the professional guilds Progress and None of the Above will plunge into the dungeons of Cataclysm with new characters who have an item level of 346 in order to prepare themselves as best as possible for the second day.

On Sunday, June 9, 2024, the three Cataclysm raids will take place: Bastion of Twilight, Throne of the Four Winds, and Blackwing Descent. The guild that first defeats all of the bosses there will receive “the lion’s share of $50,000 in prize money.”

The dirty details:

  • Venue: Online: Twitch.tv/Warcraft and YouTube.com/Warcraft
  • Events:
  • June 8: Day 1 – Equipment/Dungeon Phase
  • June 9: Day 2 – Speedrun Raid Phase
  • Broadcast start time: 10:00 a.m. (PDT) / 7:00 p.m. (CEST)
  • Guilds:
  • Progress (EU – Gehennas)
  • None of the Above (EU – Gehennas)
  • Prize pool: 50,000 USD

    • Arena Tournament for Cataclysm Classic

    What about the PvP tournament? The 3v3 matches in the Cataclysm arenas will take place from June 14 to 16, 2024. According to Blizzard, the participants will include the best players from Europe and North America. The matches will be played in a double knockout system.

  • Events:
  • 14 June: Live broadcast of Europe’s Top 8
  • June 15: Live broadcast of America’s Top 8
  • June 16: Tournament finals of Europe and America
  • Broadcast start time: 10:00 a.m. (PDT) / 7:00 p.m. (CEST)
  • format
  • The teams consist of a maximum of three players.
  • All matches during the tournament will be played as best 3 of 5. The final match between the top two teams will be a single best 4 of 7 match. There will be no doubles final.
  • Prize pool: USD 50,000 (USD 25,000 per region)

    • The World of Warcraft teams are continuing to make an effort to provide special events and game variants at regular intervals that generate attention and/or attract players to the servers. What do you think? Do you like the current strategy for WoW? Tell us in the comments! WoW Remix is ​​”the best PvE experience solo players have ever had”

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